And I should care…why?
Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, was one tough broad. Batman could learn a thing or two.
By James Y. Lee
On Thursday 28, Father James Martin, associate editor of the Jesuit magazine America, and editor of the Maryknoll's Orbis Books Robert Ellsberg (The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day) will lead a panel discussion of Day’s life at the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Ave between 103rd and 104th Sts, 212-534-1672, mcny.org). So who the heck is Dorothy Day? Picture Mother Teresa living the bohemian’s life in 1920s Greenwich Village, tearing through two marriages, having an abortion, and scoring an impressive rap sheet with the FBI. In other words, she was the kinda gal we could call our own. “Dorothy Day is the most famous New York City Catholic,” says Father Martin. “She was a radical and an intellectual. In 20 to 30 years, I think she’ll be declared a saint.”
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